Cane or walking stick or the like



5 PROBE CANE OR WALKING STICK OR THE LIKE Filed Jan. 15, 1926 Aug. 31926.

Patented Aug. 3, 1926 UNITED STATES SOL PROBE, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

CANE OR WALKING STICK OR THE LIKE.

Application filed January This invention relates to a cane or walkmgstick having associated therewith, pref- ,erably as part thereof,illuminating means in the form of one or more electric lamps.

The invention resides in details of construction and arrangement ofparts. The main object of the invention is the provision of a cane orwalking stick with illuminating lamps, the construction being simple andcomparatively inexpensive.

The invention comprises in general a cane having at least part thereofof hollow construction to provide for the location. therein of one ormore batteries. ing one or more lamps in the cane are provided and theparts of the cane are provided with suitable contacts for making andbreaking electrical connection of the lamps with the battery orbatteries. The preferred construction of the circuit making and breakingdevice enables the closing and opening of the circuit by relativemovement of the cane or walking stick parts as will be more fullyexplained hereinafter.

For a complete understanding of the invention, reference is to be had tothe following description and the accompanying drawings forming a partof this specification.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 's a side view of the cane or walking stick with parts brokenaway;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 with the contacts open; v

Fig.3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but shows the contacts closed;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view of the cane;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line 66 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the reference character 10designates the cane or walking stick generally. This cane comprises therod portion 11 and the preferably rounded head 12. The rod 11 has asection 13, hollow as shown, and having a screw threaded portion 14 onwhich is secured a retaining cap 15 having an upper inner flange 16. Thelower end of the head 12 has an outer flange 17 and is held in placerotatably by the retaining cap 15.

The rod 11 has a section 18 provided with an upper screw-threadedportion 19 to which is secured a retaining cap 20 pro-- vided with aninner flange 21. The rod sec- Means for hold- 15, 1926. Serial; No.81,450.

tion 13 has a lower outer flange 22 and is rotatably held in place bythis retaining cap member 20. The section 18 is also hollow and hasparts thereof cut out to provide spaced annular windows 23. Atransparent hollow cylinder is disposed within the rod section 18 as at24 and is retained in place at its lower end by a ring 25.

It will be understood that the head 12 and the rod sections 13 and 18are secured together but are at the same time relatively rotatable for apurpose which will be hereinafter explained.

The head 12 has at one end thereof a socket 26 for a lamp 27. A cap 28may be removably slipped on this end of the head 12 to protect or hidethe lamp 27 as may be desired. The other end of the head 12 is providedwith contact members 29 and 30 secured in insulating studs 31 and 32fixed to the inner wall of this end of the head. conducting wires 33connect these contact members with the socket 26.

The rod section 18 is provided with a socket member 34 for a lamp 35 andcontacts 36 and 37 held by studs 38 and 39. Electric wires 40 connectthe socket 34 with the contacts 36, 37.

The rod section 13 contains the batteries B. Each battery hasthe usualpole pieces. The upper battery has the pole pieces 41 and 42 for contactmake and break with the contact members 29 and 30, respectively.Similarly, the lower battery has the pole pieces 43, 44 for contact makeand break with the contact members 36 and 37, respectively. It will beunderstood that instead, of the two batteries a single battery may beused with poles at both ends. The batteries B are held in place withinthe rod section 13 by retaining spring members 45 and 46.

The operation of the device will be readily understood. To light, thelamps it is merely necessary to rotate the cane sections so as to bringthe battery pole pieces into contact with the corresponding contactmembers. If the lamp 27 is to be lighted, it is merely necessary torotate the head until contact members 29, 30 engage pole pieces 41, 42.To light the lamp 35 it is merely necessary to rotate the rod section 18until the contact members 36, 3 7 engage the battery pole pieces 43, 44.Opposite rotationof the respective parts extinguishes the lamps. litwill be apparent, also that both lamps be simultaneously lighted orextinguished by moving the rod section 13 so that the battery polepieces, upper end lower, engage with the adjacentcontact members or aremoved out of engagement therewith.

While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been described andillustrated,

in will be understood that the invention is not limited to the exactdisclosure but that certain changes in details of construction andarrangement of parts may be made Within the limits of the appendedclaim.

Lemme What is claimed is:

A cane of the kind described having a central hollow section and an endsection at each end of the central hollow section, current furnishingmeans Within said central sect-ion, a lamp carried by each of said endsections, said sections being relatively movable to make and breakelectrical connection between said lamps and said current furnishingmeans.

1 In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my SOL PROBE.

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